
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1087 | 786 | 599 | 566 | 205 | 402 | 402 | 353 | 339 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 184 | 144 | 110 | 79 | 132 | 126 | 124 | 208 | 97 | 85 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.90m | 11:36PM1.76m | 12:11PM1.92m | 00:36AM1.80m | 1:08PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.20m | 5:28PM0.25m | 5:47AM0.18m | 6:26PM0.22m | 6:45AM0.15m | 7:21PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
1087 | 786 | 599 | 566 | 205 | 402 | 402 | 353 | 339 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 184 | 144 | 110 | 79 | 57 | 126 | 124 | 111 | 97 | 77 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 17 | SSW 11 | E 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 |
5 | 5 | — | 6 | 167 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 55 | 23 | 208 | 86 | 85 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 12 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 14 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 |
2 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 37 | 99 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 85 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 47 | 74 | 101 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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